How To Install tcl-fitstcl on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-fitstcl on Debian 10.
What is tcl-fitstcl
tcl-fitstcl is:
fitsTcl is an extension to the Tcl language, providing simple access to astronomical data stored in FITS file format. fitsTcl implements a Tcl interface to the cfitsio library, developed by the HEASARC (High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
There are three methods to install tcl-fitstcl on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tcl-fitstcl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-fitstcl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-fitstcl
Install tcl-fitstcl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-fitstcl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-fitstcl
Install tcl-fitstcl Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-fitstcl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-fitstcl
How To Uninstall tcl-fitstcl on Debian 10
To uninstall only the tcl-fitstcl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-fitstcl
Uninstall tcl-fitstcl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-fitstcl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-fitstcl
Remove tcl-fitstcl Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-fitstcl configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-fitstcl
Remove tcl-fitstcl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-fitstcl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-fitstcl
Dependencies
tcl-fitstcl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-fitstcl package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.